Posts by Jack Ward5

George Sanders37 said:Uh, what's the point? So we can have an easier time tossing around slurs like "fascist" or "communist"?

Look, it’s so I actually know who I’m talking to! Don't start whining about people being insulted right out of the gate—if that's your very first thought, then that's on you, not us. Besides, why shouldn't I be able to identify which random characters are still pining for the old days of the USSR or whatever other nonsense they peddle? As it stands, it feels like this entire American forum is just packed with people obsessed with nostalgia for a dead regime.

Look, if you’re going through all the trouble of doing an upgrade anyway, then at least make it worth our while. Why not throw in something actually useful? For instance, adding a little icon of a US state next to everyone's username wouldn't be much of a heavy lift—you can see where people are coming from via their IP address. It would be nice to actually know who we're dealing with, especially when things start getting heated during those intense political debates.

I suppose this technically falls under the "strictly for roasting purposes" category, especially since I happened to drop by my brother-in-law’s place the other day and caught him staring intently at 😁. Honestly, man, you can't even blame him—he grew up in a household where these kinds of shows and movies were basically the family entertainment staple. It's funny, though; even my own old man, who's a bit more traditional, doesn't touch stuff like this... not that I'm judging! Hey, everyone has their own weird little guilty pleasures, right?

copperdriver10 said:If there is hatred anywhere, it’s coming from your side. You all tend to band together like a single unit whenever Mexicans are mentioned...
Honestly, I am at a loss for words when responding to this kind of thing.

What kind of narrow-minded idiot are you? If anyone is actually harboring hatred, it’s people like you. Seriously, if there's hate here, it's coming from your direction. For your information—since you clearly lack any actual insight—the Secretary of Defense is actually of Mexican descent, so much for your little theory about us hating all Mexicans. And this whole idea that Mexico is becoming an American colony is absolute nonsense. Even someone like Todorić is just looking out for his own bottom line; he couldn't care less about us Americans or you Mexicans, he just wants to squeeze out every cent of profit possible.

Linda Roberts2 said:Of course, General Motors is now a major driver of development in Mexico. Every single day, two trains loaded with cars head out from Detroit for export. The plant was designed for 300,000 units, and they're currently hitting 200,000, with daily production at 480 cars across two shifts. They're even planning a third shift next month to ramp things up further.
The benefits are pretty multifaceted: worker training and employment, narrowing the trade deficit, bringing in secondary suppliers, infrastructure growth, expanding production lines, and implementing high-level automation and computerization.
General Motors has also teamed up with local colleges and vocational schools, even helping out with training equipment. For instance, the local technical school received mini-robots for training that are basically clones of the ones used on the actual assembly line.
At first, there was a lot of pushback about giving General Motors too many incentives—like $10,000 per worker and ten years of tax breaks—but ever since production actually kicked into gear, nobody seems to care about those initial complaints anymore.

Oh sure, everything is just sunshine and rainbows according to you.
I wouldn't even be posting this if I didn't think people needed to see the other side of the coin.

Oh yeah, Mexico also dumped 700 million Euros into this General Motors project. I am dying to know exactly when they'll see a return on that investment, and more importantly, what kind of shady details are buried in that secret contract?